UK / Ireland
HgCapital reaps 2.2x on Relay sale to Applied Systems
Sale marks the first full divestment for the GP's dedicated TMT-focused vehicle
Scottish Loan Fund divests Spaceright Europe
Maven-managed fund has made two investments in the UK education supplies business
Investcorp exits Tyrells in £300m deal
During Investcorp's ownership, EBITDA more than doubled and employee numbers grew by 70%
Bridgepoint leads $275m series-E for Deliveroo
London-based food delivery startup jumps closer to Eunicorn status with its latest funding round
NorthEdge acquires Abbey Logistics in MBO
GP invests an eight-figure sum to take a majority stake in the logistics company
BGF injects £10m into Kids Planet
GP intends to back the company’s expansion across the North-West region of England
UK buyout activity continues apace despite Brexit vote
Activity figures for July would suggest that local private equity houses have not been deterred – with a few caveats
BDC buys Cruise.co.uk for £52m
BDC hopes the company will be able to expand due to a growing cruise market
LDC backs £105m ByBox MBO
Supply chain logistics company will look to expand internationally under the GP's tenure
Deal in Focus: ECI and Livingbridge sell Reed & Mackay to Inflexion
Vendors' sale of the corporate travel company is their latest in a string of successful investments within the travel and tourism sector
ICG names Fleischer as new vice-president
Fleischer will focus on secondaries and joins from Coller Capital, where he was an investment manager
ECI and Livingbridge reap 3.4x on Reed & Mackay exit
Inflexion acquires the travel firm following its international expansion strategy
PE firm Tenzing adds Ian Armitage to board
Industry veteran Armitage joins as non-executive director, coming over from HgCapital
NVM makes 4x money on Arleigh exit
UK mid-market private equity firm’s exit is the fourth in six months
Endless sells Liberata to OSI in £43m deal
Business processing services provider has undertaken an acquisitive growth strategy
Eight Roads Ventures hires new partner
Michael Treskow joins as a partner in the VC's London-based European team, alongside two promotions
EmergeVest's NFT bolts on NR Evans
Deal marks the first acquisition by the logistics company since the GP's initial investment
CVC appoints Charterhouse's Eberle as investment director
New recruit joins the firm's London-based TMT team after four years at Charterhouse
Andurance leads $2.6m round for Cronycle
News and social media aggregation products will launch on iOS and Android
Fig hires unquote" editor Alice Murray
Murray leaves unquote" after three years and will oversee PR and marketing at the early-stage investor
British Private Equity Awards: what happens next
Following a record number of entries, submissions will be debated by our judging panel in early September
Octopus leads $12m round for Big Health
Behavioural medicine company will invest in product development
Vespa invests in Chase Search and Selection
Healthcare recruitment business will look to ramp up its team and invest in new services
MML-backed BMB acquires SWI Schoolwear
Deal marks BMB's second acquisition since MML backed its MBO